Hello all! After practically no traffic on the list for several months, I thought I could sneak away for a long weekend without anyone noticing, only to return to a mailbox full of exchanges! :o On 8/20/02, Bonnie <Bjohn3237@aol.com> wrote: >I agree that it is time to get back on the subject of the list and not >continue to harp on semantics. I believe everyone is entitled to feel however >they wish but I think everything worthwhile has probably been said and now we >are "beating a dead horse." It was an interesting discussion for a time >though. As your list moderator, I'll step in and say that I think we've had the full range of opinions expressed, and Bonnie is right: it is time to move on. In the next week or so, I will be posting advance reviews of forthcoming books by Cornell History Professor Mary Beth Norton and our own list-member Marilynne Roach, both of which are due out in the next month or so -- start saving up to add them to your bookshelves! You won't want to miss them! Norton presents in full detail for the first time reasons behind the magistrates' behavior in 1692 and the impact of the Indian Wars on the trials. Roach's book is the product of 27 years of research sorting through primary sources to create a day-by-day account of who was doing what when and where. Both are terrific books which I look forward to whetting your appetite for soon! Cheers, Margo -- Margo Burns, List Owner of the SALEM-WITCH List at Rootsweb.com margo@ogram.org